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Agrotech

Global aeroponics industry to hit $3.53 billion by 2026: Report

Demand for organic food major factor driving growth  Global aeroponics industry was estimated at $578.7 million in 2018 and is expected to grow to $3.53 billion by 2026, registering a…

IFFCO achieves highest ever monthly production target

IFFCO’s overseas subsidiary JIFCO has also surpassed the monthly production target for August 2020.       IFFCO’s units have mostly achieved their targets in the month. IFFCO’s Phulpur unit produced…

CSIR- CMERI develops two solar powered sprayers for marginal farmers

Solar powered sprays saves 75 % water      In order to address the irrigation issue in agriculture, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) Durgapur has launched two solar-powered spray…

Investments in Indian Agritech companies hit $532 Mn mark

EY report predicts Agritech startups to account for $24 billion by 2025 In its report ’Agritech-towards transforming Indian agriculture’, Ernst & Young (EY) recently revealed that India’s burgeoning startup ecosystem…

UNH receives USDA  grant to develop new gene editing tools

University of New Hampshire receives  $283,550, to develop tools using CRISPR-Cas9 for gene editing in Frankia.         A researcher at the University of New Hampshire has received a USDA…

Amul to invest Rs 1500 crore in dairy ,edible oil, bakery and potato processing

GCMMF has forayed into edible oil and potato processing to boost the income of farmers in Gujarat and other states       Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd GCMMF, which…

Dhanuka Agritech launches fungicides for grapes

Kirari and Nissodium will protect grapes from Downey Mildew and Powdery Mildew     Agrochemical Formulations company Dhanuka Agritech Limited launched two fungicides – Kirari and Nissodium, a solution for the Grapes…

Godrej Agrovet receives ’ Excellent Energy Efficient Unit 2020 ’ award

Chintamppalli plant has reduced its specific energy by 12% over three years through various energy efficiency measures.     The Godrej Agrovet Oil Palm Plantation (OPP) plant in Chintampalli has…

Haryana deploys over 1,500 agriculture officials to verify bajra crop data

727 agriculture graduates & 800 Saksham Yuva had already been deployed In order to ensure timely verification of bajra crop data, the Haryana agriculture department has recently deputed over 1,500…

Study reveals plant protein discovery could reduce need for fertilizer

Researchers have discovered how a protein in plant roots controls the uptake of minerals and water In recent research published in Current Biology, shows that members of the blue copper proteins…

ICRISAT scientists deploy Sentinel-2 Satellite data to map dry land crops

Data comparison provides 96% correlation A journal on the mapping of dry land crops in India, including wheat, chickpea, mustard, and lentils for supporting the crop insurance program has been…

Agritech startup Aibono secures USD 2 million funding

The current capital raise is led by Japanese venture capital firms Rebright Partners and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital     Agri-tech startup Aibono has raised USD 2 million (about Rs…

FICCI conducts webinar on ’Role of Agritech in vegetable farming’ 

India needs 35 percent increase in vegetables production  Nearly 400 participants across India participated in a webinar, titled ’Role of Agritech’ in vegetable farming organized by East-West Seed India and…

BASF & North Carolina University enters into research partnership 

 It will address global challenges such as climate change, food security and scarcity of resources.   BASF and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announces the signing of…

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